Atiku woos another presidential aspirant
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alhaji atiku abubakar one of the numerous presidential aspirants of the peoples democratic party pdp has taken his campaign to another aspirant sen. ahmad makarki1 abubakar was nigerias former vice president on the platform of pdp from 1999-2007 and makarfi a former governor of kaduna state was also the immediate past national chairman of pdp1 abubakar on saturday visited makarfi at his residence in kaduna to seek blessings of the pdp chieftain ahead of the partys presidential primary for the 2019 general elections1 atiku said the visit was aimed at seeking the support of makarfi who is also a presidential aspirant as the party struggles to wrest power from the all progressives congress apc1 he described the apc government as a total failure and therefore said the party must not be allowed to continue in office in 20191 atiku said he was willing to support any other candidate of the party that emerged through a credible process if he loses in the presidential primary1 on his part makarfi said both himself and atiku abubakar were eminently qualified for the countrys number one seat adding that his presidential ambition was not a do or die affair1 in attendance at the meeting was the director general of the atiku campaign organization and former ogun state governor otunba gbenga daniel as well as close associates of senator makarfi1 other aspirants that abubakar would have to contend with on the platform of pdp are the senate president bukola saraki his predecessor david mark governor of sokoto state aminu tambuwal governor of gombe state ibrahim dankwambo a former governor of kano state rabiu kwankwaso a former governor of jigawa state sule lamido1 others are a former governor of sokoto state attahiru bafarawa a former governor of plateau state david jang a former minister of special duties tanimu turaki a former kaduna north senator datti baba-ahmed and former senate president david mark the latest to join the race1